San Diego Chargers LB Shawne Merriman (Achilles') was pulled out of a team drill toward the end of practice Thursday, Oct. 5 with an Achilles' tendon injury. He is expected to play Week 5 and his injury is not considered serious.

Merriman's injury no sweat: Don't get panicky about the Chargers adding linebacker Shawne Merriman on the injury report as questionable with an Achilles problem. It's a minor problem. Merriman was joking around after practice. The Achilles problem is something that flares up every now and then and dates back to last year. He is expected to play the Sunday night game against the Steelers.